After dropping the first two games of its four-game trip to each division rival, the Wild waltzed into Edmonton and scored two power-play goals in a 4-2 victory. Finally back home, the Wild opens a three-game homestand with consecutive games against division rivals to wrap up its eight straight games against divisional opponents. So when General Manager Doug Risebrough says "luckily I don't have to make that decision now" when asked about the long-term futures of Rolston and Demitra, who...

There are many guidelines that the girls had to follow, one of them being it had to be a project that would benefit the community and required 15 hours worth of work, she explained. Bats are often given a bad reputation, where in reality, they eat yard and garden pests and bat houses give bats a much-needed home, considering the population is in decline. The pole is left unpainted, while the actual box part, which houses the animals, is painted black to blend in with the night. Bat houses...

Police allege the man jumped the border late at night on September 28 via a back route near Bombala, taking two riding ponies to a property at Heyfield, 200km east of Melbourne. The move comes three days after the arrest of a Canberra man for breaching the horse movement restrictions. NSW DPI chief veterinary officer Bruce Christie said strategic vaccination efforts would continue this week within this new zone. Horse flu: Man charged as zones extended in NSW Monday, 19 November 2007 The...

Patrick Bartley November 19, 2007 LEE Freedman was unmoved by the remarkable performance of Sacred Kingdom in Hong Kong on Saturday night, the trainer still convinced that his mare Miss Andretti will topple the local when they clash in the Hong Kong International Sprint early next month. Patrick Bartley November 19, 2007 LEE Freedman was unmoved by the remarkable performance of Sacred Kingdom in Hong Kong on Saturday night, the trainer still convinced that his mare Miss Andretti will...

Beshear announces inaugural chairs. Governor-elect Steve Beshear today announced his Inaugural Committee with Michael Cooper serving as Executive Director, and Carol and Tracy Farmer and Wade and Alice Houston serving as Co-Chairs. He also announced Lindy Karns as Budget Director for the Inaugural Committee. Michael Cooper of Lexington served in the Kentucky Tourism Cabinet's Department of Parks and Department of Tourism from 1983 to 2004. An experienced event planner, Cooper assisted with...

On Wednesday, the day Spitzer announced he was scrapping the driver's license plan, his administration said it would not start charging sales tax on Internet purchases from New York - after being criticized days earlier for attempting to make the move before the holiday shopping season. On Wednesday, the day Spitzer announced he was scrapping the driver's license plan, his administration said it would not start charging sales tax on Internet purchases from New York - after being criticized...